Casing shoe

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In drilling, a bull-nose shaped device, known as a guide shoe or casing shoe, is attached to the bottom of the casing string and a casing hanger, which allows the casing to be suspended from the wellhead, is attached to the top of the casing.[1]

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  1. ^ Casing shoe (HTML). Oilfield Glossary. Schlumberger Limited. Retrieved on 2008-02-02.
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